I remember an essay or a talk by MMY that began with the words, Beautiful
life, ugly life. If any of you remember it or have a copy of it, I sure would
love to see the whole thing again. The appropriate point of this work was that
the artist does not care whether he is portraying beautiful
BC - Brahman Consciousness
BN - Bliss Ninny or Bliss Nazi
CC - Cosmic Consciousness
GC - God Consciousness
MMY - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
OTP - Off the Program - a phrase used in the TM movement meaning to do
something (such as see another spiritual teacher) considered in violation of
Maharishi's
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Fairfield Life used to average 75-150 posts a day - 300+ on peak days - and the
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The appropriate point of this work was that the artist does not care
whether he is portraying beautiful life or ugly life. It is all
worthy of his attention, his talent, and his inspiration.
No art critic would
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I remember an essay or a talk by MMY that began with the words, Beautiful
life, ugly
life. If any of you remember it or have a copy of it, I sure would love to
see the whole
thing again. The appropriate
In a message dated 11/30/07 10:53:05 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I just spent 2 hours watching David Lynch's
Mulholland Drive. I thought, okay, let me see if I
can actually enjoy one of his films. What a piece of
disturbing crap. Why people think he is some kind
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I just spent 2 hours watching David Lynch's
Mulholland Drive.
...
I don't believe many critic's know where to place Lynch's formula of
obscurity = meaning. So open are the number of possible of
interpretations of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But the subject matter per se is hardly ever the issue.
..
The artist is the subject matter, always. It is the only issue.
.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I remember an essay or a talk by MMY that began with the words, Beautiful
life, ugly
life. If any of you remember it or have a copy of it, I sure would love to
see the whole
thing again. The appropriate point
On Nov 30, 2007, at 10:52 PM, Peter wrote:
I just spent 2 hours watching David Lynch's
Mulholland Drive. I thought, okay, let me see if I
can actually enjoy one of his films. What a piece of
disturbing crap. Why people think he is some kind of
genius is beyond me. Almost all of his work
On Nov 30, 2007, at 11:01 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
I already stream from a remote PC in HD (for the last two years). I
thought you were Mr. Apple around here. :) And you don't have Apple
TV? And there are of course numerous other systems coming on the
market
and many work with Windows, Mac and
Yes, but remember a great artist is the totality of all there is. So once
that's pointed out, what is there to say?
A great deal, as it turns out, since there is still the uniqueness of who he is
in a particular time and place since, as Shakespeare says, inspiration must
take a local name
This is a truly beautiful glimpse into what that movie is about. Thanks for
posting it. a
t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The appropriate point of this work was that the artist
--- shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I just spent 2 hours watching David Lynch's
Mulholland Drive. I thought, okay, let me see if
I
can actually enjoy one of his films. What a piece
of
disturbing crap. Why
Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd rather drive carpet tacks into my eyes. (Hey, good
scene for a new Lynch movie)
Well, if such horror as this were all there is to a Lynch movie, then, truly,
it would not be art. There are plenty of movies around that do nothing more
than show such horror.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I just spent 2 hours watching David Lynch's
Mulholland Drive. I thought, okay, let me see if I
can actually enjoy one of his films. What a piece of
disturbing crap. Why people think he is some kind of
genius is beyond me.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Have but have not yet viewed 6 Feet Under. Any fans?
One here. Excellent writing, as you would expect
from the guy who wrote American Beauty.
Nip/Tuck?
Sadly, I have to raise my hand for this one. :-)
It's my guilty
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just spent 2 hours watching David Lynch's
Mulholland Drive. I thought, okay, let me see if I
can actually enjoy one of his films. What a piece of
disturbing crap.
I would replace disturbing with self-indulgent,
but other
I always look forward to my visits to Paris, partly because
I'm a movie freak. The beach town I live in is cool and all,
but it doesn't really show films in VOST (version originale,
soustitré), and that's how they should be shown. Dubbing
sucks.
I never plan ahead and look up what might be
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote:
I just spent 2 hours watching David Lynch's
Mulholland Drive. I thought, okay, let me see if I
can actually enjoy one of his films. What a piece of
TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As far as I can tell,
both from watching his films and from knowing the
woman who was his personal secretary for some time
and hearing her stories, there *isn't* any deep
meaning. He just films weird images that he sees
in his head. They don't mean
PROUT News wrote:
*Is there a place for you by the Federally Enforced Management Authority?*
*Complete with chains in the floor next to your bed to keep you there?*
What have the administration and the eternal bureaucrats been
doing to protect you, provide for the common defense, and
promote
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As far as I can tell,
both from watching his films and from knowing the
woman who was his personal secretary for some time
and hearing her stories, there *isn't* any deep
TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would state your last sentence differently,
The critic has to sling more bullshit than
the artist to hide the fact that he doesn't
have any creative ideas of his own. :-)
A person slinging bullshit is not generally regarded as a competent critic, but
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote:
I just spent 2 hours watching David Lynch's
Mulholland Drive. I thought, okay, let me see if I
can actually enjoy one of his films. What a piece of
This is a special instance of the intentional fallacy. The artist is sick,
therefore his art is also sick. You'd have to show that in addition to stating
that. Beethoven was deaf, but there is no indication that his music was written
by someone who was tone deaf.
Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Dec 1, 2007, at 12:00 PM, authfriend wrote:
And, perhaps even more significantly, he says all
Lynch's work expresses such emotional anguish and
such deep confusion and conflict, apparently
believing it is Lynch himself who is in emotional
anguish, confusion, and conflict, when just about
On Dec 1, 2007, at 3:58 PM, Angela Mailander wrote:
This is a special instance of the intentional fallacy. The artist
is sick, therefore his art is also sick. You'd have to show that in
addition to stating that. Beethoven was deaf, but there is no
indication that his music was written
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
not really part of the western mainstream practice (i.e. as in Dr.
Pete's practice) it would not even be acknowledged by most of his
peers. But make no mistake, Ayurveda waxes quite eloquently on
meditational
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Dec 1, 2007, at 12:00 PM, authfriend wrote:
And, perhaps even more significantly, he says all
Lynch's work expresses such emotional anguish and
such deep confusion and conflict, apparently
believing it is Lynch
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote:
I just spent 2 hours watching David Lynch's
Mulholland Drive. I thought,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
PROUT News wrote:
snip..
I think they're going to use these as debtor's prisons next year when
the economy crashes.
We also need to stop the Senate from passing HR 1955 (which I think is
renumbered 1959 in the
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@
wrote:
I
No, you did not say he was sick. You said he was vata imbalanced (much more
specific than sick, which I used as a ballpark term). You also said that
you can see this imbalance in his work. Correct me if this is not what you
said.
I said, basically, Show me. Where in Lynche's work do you
Think the war in Iraq is stupid? The war on drugs is much dumber:
http://www.slate.com/id/2178795/
They still haven't got'n over that time the wicked witch of the North
came to Kansas...on a bicycle.
OffWorld
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
http://www.hdnews.net/Story/TM113007
I wonder if they will provide vegetarian meals to the inmates?
Otherwise, there's always life-long fasting.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/25/content_284467.htm
OffWorld
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PROUT News [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
*Is there a place for you by the
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steven klayman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
This is from debka.com a non US media source
originating in Israel. They are akways right on with
their reporting.
For the record, while they've had some scoops, they
are definitely not always right on with their
--- Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As far as his films go, MD is the only one I've ever
watched, and my
reaction was similar to yours. Deep confusion and
conflict can be
interesting as long as there's some sort of context.
Jimmy Stewart
expresses deep confusion and
On Dec 1, 2007, at 5:46 PM, Peter wrote:
Psychic limbo is a good phrase. Jimmy Stewart's
character in Its a Wonderful Life is a
psychologically healthy person struggling. Lynch's
main characters seem to be wading through some sort of
emotional hell that they never leave. Where's David
Boardwell
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
But I
just don't know what to do with the material at prisonplanet.com
-- it's very disturbing data that can be googled, ya know?
And have you googled it?
Are you aware that PrisonPlanet.com is a *right-wing*
site
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote:
Barry wrote: I find this attitude of setting people straight
about the reality of enlightenment not only creepy, but
dangerous.
Edg:
I'll
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, delia555 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Judy wrote:
the question is, *why* is the universe
apparently orderly? Religionists say,
That's just how God designed it.
Science says, That's just how it is.
Religionists?? No, that's just monotheists.
Let's
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
A third war was planned all along, according to European
historians.
Which historians were these, Angela?
http://www.cracked.com/article_15699_9-most-badass-bible-verses.html
Peter wrote:
Psychic limbo is a good phrase. Jimmy Stewart's
character in Its a Wonderful Life is a
psychologically healthy person struggling. Lynch's
main characters seem to be wading through some sort of
emotional hell that they never leave. Where's David
Boardwell when you need him?
Sal Sunshine wrote:
On Dec 1, 2007, at 5:46 PM, Peter wrote:
Psychic limbo is a good phrase. Jimmy Stewart's
character in Its a Wonderful Life is a
psychologically healthy person struggling. Lynch's
main characters seem to be wading through some sort of
emotional hell that they never leave.
authfriend wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
But I
just don't know what to do with the material at prisonplanet.com
-- it's very disturbing data that can be googled, ya know?
And have you googled it?
Are you aware that
Vaj wrote:
On Dec 1, 2007, at 12:00 PM, authfriend wrote:
And, perhaps even more significantly, he says all
Lynch's work expresses such emotional anguish and
such deep confusion and conflict, apparently
believing it is Lynch himself who is in emotional
anguish, confusion, and conflict,
If you have absolutely nothing better to do, as
I did this afternoon, there's a section on Amazon
containing a list, with links, of Amazon products
that users have identified as oddities:
http://www.amazon.com/tag/amazon%20oddities/ref=tag_dpp_cust_itdp_t
Among them:
Pierced Attachable Nipples
Shotokan Karate vs Kung Fu
Ouch...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fqqSmf8qATc
OffWorld
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/world/africa/02malawi.html
Malawi's leaders have long favored fertilizer subsidies, but they
reluctantly acceded to donor prescriptions, often shaped by foreign-
aid fashions in Washington, that featured a faith in private markets
and an antipathy to
--- Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Dec 1, 2007, at 5:46 PM, Peter wrote:
Psychic limbo is a good phrase. Jimmy Stewart's
character in Its a Wonderful Life is a
psychologically healthy person struggling. Lynch's
main characters seem to be wading through some
sort of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
If you have absolutely nothing better to do, as
I did this afternoon, there's a section on Amazon
containing a list, with links, of Amazon products
that users have identified as oddities:
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